1851shini-e of IchimuraTakenoj˘ V (left) and the
c. 1845 print from which it was modified. The latter shows the actor as Seijűr˘ in the play O
Natsu Seijur˘, from the series The Sixty-odd
Provinces of Japan
(Dai Nihon rokujűyoshű
no uchi).á
Both prints were published by Koga-yaKatsugor˘.á

Actor: IchimuraTakenoj˘ V

Date: 1851

Publisher:
Hori Takichi of Ushima

Actor:
Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Taira no Kiyomori

Date: 1852

Publisher:
No seal

NOTE: Two
states of this unsigned masterpiece, which has traditionally been attributed
to Kuniyoshi, in part because of extant preparatory drawings.

Actor:
Nakamura Utaemon IV

Date: 1852

Publisher:
No seal

NOTE: This
unsigned print is generally attributed to Kuniyoshi.

Actor: Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII

Date: 1854

Publisher:
Ebi-iyaRinnosuke

NOTE: Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII,
the most popular kabuki actor of
his time, committed seppuku as a
result of a homosexual scandal.

Actor: Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII

Date: 1854

Publisher:
Ebi-iyaRinnosuke (seal
on other copies)

Actor: Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII

Date: 1854

Publisher:
Ebi-iyaRinnosuke

I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this image.

Actor: Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII
depicted in Buddhist robes looking up at a pair of butterflies in the smoke
of a censer

Date: 1854

Publisher:
ďta-yaTakichi

This print shows the
recently deceased Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII with actors of the past.

This unsigned diptych shows
a demon trying to carry off Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII while his female fans try to hold on to him.

Actor:
Triptych memorial for Ichikawa Danjűr˘ VIII

Date: 1854

Publisher:

The print on the left shows
Band˘Takesabur˘ I as Ishid˘Unemenosuke in Higashiyama Sakura s˘shi
(東山桜荘子) from the 8th month of 1851.á The print on the right is a shini-e from the same design with Kuniyoshiʼs signature, publisherʼs
seal, and censorʼs seals removed.